# Why is the label-side up on DVDs and CDs?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 3, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-label-side-up-on-dvds-and-cds/853043 "2020-05-03T00:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-label-side-up-on-dvds-and-cds/853043/41 "2020-05-05T20:44:04Z")

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How much does a reader unit (hardware) cost? I’d rather pay a tech to replace one than have another unit around on which I can only hear the AM/FM radio bands.

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**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-label-side-up-on-dvds-and-cds/853043/42 "2020-05-05T20:46:45Z")

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> [@Ignatz](#):
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> How much does a reader unit (hardware) cost? I’d rather pay a tech to replace one than have another unit around on which I can only hear the AM/FM radio bands.

Just throw them away, man. Simplify!

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